Two contractions.
One long delayed breath.
Four minutes short
of a solar day.
Sunset to sunrise.
Now midnight.
And...then...eighty-four
dark days of midnight sun.
Who were we once
but not anymore?

Ok...makes sense...😵‍💫

We all do. Best to live one's life in accordance with that principle🪄✨️

Nice.

I think I was a saloon hooker in the ancient (kinda) wild west.

Who knew we came here to be so diminished by greed. Sigh.

🥷🥷🥷 Well...I thought that was a cute response, but it's too close to real dark energy patrolling the streets at the moment. 😔

aka: dark energy ⚫️

Confirmed. 😎

I have unwittingly stood on 'frozen' wave/sand caves only to drop several feet to the real ground. 😳 Way risky walking too close to where are lake meets the land. What looks treadable ends up being a spikey slide. 😅😐🥴

🧨💥 A new measure.

So many hours of my life doing just that, usually alone, to clear my mind & listen to the beat of my heart. My heart is that lake.
🪄🌊♥️🌊

The lake surf builds up while beachgoers enjoy the last light of dusk in Chicago. Small textured waves spread on the sand reflecting the light grey and orange light of dusk. A group of six people walk and play in the sand in the distance, silhouetted against the soft light

The lake surf builds up while beachgoers enjoy the last light of dusk in Chicago. September 2025.

#BlueskyArtShow #relax #Chicago #beach #dusk #LakeMichigan #photography #autumn

🪄🔥🟡🔥

A red, powerful sun rises over the Idaho prairie after a short summer night. Some cumulus clouds partially cover the sky. The land looks still dark, but the orange light has begun to inundate everything.

I awoke too early today, so here you go.

A red, powerful sun rises over the Idaho prairie after a short summer night. August 2025.

#Stunday #Idaho #dawn #prairie #red #sunrise #photography #travel #camping #earlybird #landscape

Magical. 🪄⚪️💙

The moon is about to set behind the mountains in Glacier National Park in Montana. The black silhouette of the mountains is visible on the lower part of the photo, like a dark blue sky is seen on the top. Small clouds diffuse the light of the moon, and one star or planet is visible.

The moon is about to set behind the mountains in Glacier National Park in Montana. It will be a cool and dark night, perfect for stargazing. July 2025.

#BlueskyArtShow #relax #Moon #nightsky #GlacierNationalPark #Montana #photography #travel #camping

Morning meditation — From the birth and death of stars to the rise and fall of empires. ‘From the birth and death of stars to the rise and fall of empires, from the smallest atom to the grandest mountains, all phenomena arise, exist for a time, and then dissolve. To deny this truth is…

‘From the birth and death of stars to the rise and fall of empires, from the smallest atom to the grandest mountains, all phenomena arise, exist for a time, and then dissolve.
To deny this truth is to remain bound by illusion.’

#Buddhism #impermanence

Morning meditation — This attachment to a fixed self generates suffering, for it is the basis of our fears, desires, and conflicts. ‘This attachment to a fixed self generates suffering, for it is the basis of our fears, desires, and conflicts. As long as we see ourselves as separate, we are bound by the duality of subject and o…

‘This attachment to a fixed self generates suffering, for it is the basis of our fears, desires, and conflicts. As long as we see ourselves as separate, we are bound by the duality of subject and object, self and other, inside and outside.’

#Buddhism #attachment #self

Morning meditation — When we integrate the understanding of anicca (impermanence) with the practice of patience. ‘When we integrate the understanding of anicca (impermanenc) with the practice of patience, we develop a profound equanimity. We recognise that whatever difficulties or challenges we face will also…

‘When we integrate the understanding of anicca (impermanence) with the practice of patience, we develop a profound equanimity. We recognise that whatever difficulties or challenges we face will also pass, just as all things do.’

#Buddhism

Morning meditation — Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to different forces beyond our control. ‘Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to different forces beyond our control. We can, of course, learn how to live more care­fully, respecting life, not mis­using our bodies, n…

‘Being born itself implies that we are going to be subject to different forces beyond our control. We can, of course, learn how to live more care­fully, respecting life, not mis­using our bodies, nor exploiting them.’

#Buddhism #balance

Me too. 🫤

I have done some terrible things for money... Like, getting up early and going to work.

- 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴

I have the Tetons on my road trip calendar next spring! 🏞
Four of my friends, over the years, who arrived at the shore of Lake Jenny have sent me photos of it. I am Jenny. (Jennifer= jenni) 🪄🩷

The very first light of the morning illuminates the peaks of the Grand Tetons and begins dissipating the fog over Jenny Lake. The peaks have a purplish color, and clouds cover the middle of the mountains. Part of a dark forest is visible on the left side.

The very first light of the morning illuminates the peaks of the Grand Tetons and begins dissipating the fog over Jenny Lake in Wyoming. August 2019.

#Stunday #GrandTetons #JennyLake #NationalParks #dawn #Scape #photography #travel #camping #hiking #RoadTrip #mountains #clouds

Love that capture! Those clouds...🫠🪄☁️

Chicago downtown yesterday. A summer storm moves in from the west and helps to lower the high temperature of recent days. View of several skyscrapers with a very blue sky behind, and white fluffy clouds moving in.

Chicago downtown yesterday. A summer storm moves in from the west and helps to lower the high temperature of recent days. June 2025.

#Chicago #skyscrapers #downtown #summer #sky #weather #clouds #photography

A passenger aircraft crosses a stormy sky over Chicago en route to Midway airport. An electricity pole and lines appear close, and an overcast sky with pink and purple clouds in the background.

A passenger aircraft crosses a stormy sky over Chicago en route to Midway airport. June 2025.

#Stunday #Chicago #weather #airplane #storm #clouds #photography #summer

🪄 Beautiful. 🫠

The schooner Windy comes about near the Navy Pier in Chicago. Buildings from the Streeterville and River North neighborhoods appear in the background. Stormy clouds gather up in the sky.

The schooner Windy comes about near the Navy Pier in Chicago. Buildings from the Streeterville and River North neighborhoods appear in the background. July 2008.

#Windy #schooner #Chicago #LakeMichigan #weather #sailing #photography #tourism

Heavy of the orange. Pretty & weird at the same time.
Pretty weird. 😛